Metal tile



July 8, 1930. E. L. c, CLARK ET AL METAL TILE Filed April 5, 1929 Patented July 8, 1930. i

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EDWARD L. c. CLARK, or nEDHAM, Ann sKInMonE oHAnA, or Y'wALTnAreMASSA- CHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS T OHAR WAL'IHAMCOM'PQNYYK, OF WALTI-IAM, MASSA-w I,

cHUsETTeA ,CORPORATION or MASSACHUSETTS A'METAL TILE VApplication filed April 3, 1929. Serial No. 352,128.

This invention relates to anew and useful improvement in metal tiles more especially intended for use in the construction of walls and ceilings 'but adapted for other-uses, and

which are made of sheet metal plates shaped to imitate' in appearance solid tiles. One vobject of the invention iste provide metallic tilesrof the character described of simple construction, and which may be easily and accurately laid in proper alinement and interengaging arrangement and v kso constructed that they are reversible end for'end. The invention/will be more fully understood from'the following description when taken in connection wit-h the accompanying Y drawings and the novel features thereof will be pointed out and clearly defined in the claims at the close of this specification.

' In said drawings: 7

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of aplurality of tiles embodying the invention laid` up in courses in vertical arrangement to form the interior'finish for the side wall of av room. Fig. 2 isa section on line 2-2 0f.Fig.`1.

l Fig.l Sisa section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

",Fig.. 4 is a perspective View showing two tiles, Aone partly broken away, the two tiles being spaced slightly apart to show the inter-l engaging tab portions before the two tilesV are brought together. o vFig. 5 is a perspectivev away of two tiles like those shown in Fig. 4

taken at a different angle for the purpose ofl showing in full theuppertab on the tile which is only partly shown in Fig. 4. A Fig; 6 is a perspective view showing the rear. face of a single tile to show more clearly in detail the construction Vof the flanges and of the nailing tabs. y Y.

Fig.l 7 is plan view ofa flatblank after itis died outand before theflange's'and tabs f are turned into position for the finished tile. Before explaining in'detail the v*present invention, it is'tofbe understood thattheinvention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and arrangement of partsillustrated inthe accompanying drawings, since the invention iscapable of other embodiments and of being practised or carried out inY various ways. `Also it is to be View partly broken understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein Ais for the purpose'of description a-nd'not of limitation, and it is not intended to limit the invention beyond the terms of the several claims hereto`-appended as considered in view of the prior art and the reqnirements thereof.

Eachtile is made of aflat piece of lsheet metal cut out to the proper contour as shown in Fig. 7 having a, mainfbody portion 10, two'fside flange portions 11, 12,I twov end 'liange portions 13, 14 vand two nailing tab portions15,-16. Each of the tabs'is formed with a nailing hole 17. The twoV tab portions 15, 16'are offset from each other, onebeing shown in Fig. 6, and the tab members 15, 16

are bent at right angles tothe end flange portions 13, 14'. y

`Each end flange member is slightly undercut on a portion of its lower ,edge intermediate the end portionsjofthe flange mem-V planes of the ber, forminga recessv 19 betweenthe tab 15 andthe shoulder portion 18 of the flange member 13 and forminga recess 21 between the tab 16 and the shoulder port-ion V2() of the opposite flange member so 'that when the tiles are laid in courses there will be left'a thin space equal to the depth of the/recesses v 19 or 21 between the edgeof the recessedfpoi^- tion of the flange yand the face of the wall to receive the tab Aof the adjacent tile as shown in Figs. v2 and 3.

It is important that the nnder face of each tab 4shall be in a plane with the edgeof the wider port-ions ofthe flanges 13, 14 VAor at least that the under face shall not be below l.

the edge of said `wider portions shown at 23,4 24. In order to insure that they maybe so bent the blank ispreferably formed with slits 22 asshown in Fig. 7, the slits extending in far enough so that when the tabs are turned i be below the edge'of the flange an amount..

Vequal' to thethickness 'of the-instal plate.V

l f j `lnfFigsi 2 and S'Lthe tiles afreshown'assee wall 28.

' the' wan, am ab at one end-Only of, the sie is nailed to thewall because if one. tilej `1sover as'` shown in Fig.V ithe under face of the tab shall be in the saine plane as the edge Y ol' the wde'r'portionsot` the llange near the vends thereof. Without suchV slits Vor some other provision for talringziipl the lthickness of the metal, the plane ofthe tab'isrliable to cured by nails 26 toljoists QTfastened. tothe 3 In' laying the f tiles vattaching them. to"

laid and nailed and .the next tile in order is positioned with one off-its tabs in engage. Y ment with the adjacent recess of theprecedingftileA that tabwill necessarily becovered .up by the said preceding'tile and is inaccessiblefor nailing; `Therefore,'only the exi 4posed tab at thek outerV end 4of thelast laidtile y will be nailed ando-in: turn thefthird tilewill i *then be laid and nailed Yin the `saine manner,

one' tab being covered 'up-bythe second tile andthe exposed tab of the thirdtile willbe 'j nailed. The co'veredup tab is useful howeveras a guide innpos'itioning the tile inV proper al-inement with `fthe adjacent 1 preceding tile, althoughitiis not essentialffor that pur-l pose-becausethe advance tab'of the said lpre- Y cedingstile also serves as a guide. The Inain purpose othaving a tab at each end' and having them offset from each other, thatis,

l one tab nearthe `upper 4edge andthe other,

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tab correspondingly near to thelower edge, Y his to permit the tiles'to be laid up either end;

foremost according to convenience or mere i 11. A sheetV maar als having abody porrtion,1tlange portions at the sides and ends i' extending in planes at right angles to the planeet; the body portion,v the -end `flanges Veachffhaving endfportions ofgreater width than rtheintermediateV portion thereby. form ing a` recess between-said twowider end por# tions, each "flange having adjacentl oneV of saidwider portions a tab which projects in Va plane at right angles to the vflange and parallel with the said body portion, said tab beingV in a` plane lnopart ofwhich projects below the outer edge of thejwider portions 'j of" the vflange.

i cof g2. sheet inetal tile having4 a inainbody port'ion,flange portions Vprojecting from two plane `as 'theedgeof the wider portion of the lflange, the tabs at the opposite ends being adjacent diagonally opposite corners ofthe tile and spaced at equal distances from the respective adjacent corners.` j y j 3. A sheetinetal tile having flanges at two opposite `ends thereof which extend at a right angleto the plane of the body portion Vof the tile, said flanges being'recessed for a portion 'j of theirlength between two oppositev end p0r-` tions of their ,length'between two opposite end portions, val tab projecting from j the nar- Vrower portions o1" eachof said anges `adjacentone end of said recess and'lying wholly vin plane with the edge of saidv narrower portion,- said two tabs being adjacent diagonally Vopposite corners of the tile.

4. A sheetY metal tile having langesiat'two opposite ends thereof extending at right an-V gles to the plane of the body portion of the tile, saidiianges being recessed for a portion of their Vlength between two oppositeend portions of greater width than said recessed 'intermediateportion, a tab projecting from the narrowportion of cachot said'ianges ad# jacent one of the wider end portions, said tab being bent at right angles to said flange into a plane with the lower edge of said Wider portio l 1 y5.*Asheetf1netal tilevhaving a rectangular body portion, flange portions extending from two oppositeedges thereotfat right angles to the'plane of saidbody portion,each of'said Vllanges having a'irecess iniits e,dge,'a tab in tegral witheach of saidilanges and extending at right angles thereto in a plane parallel with said body port1on,-the under face of said tab beingina planewhich does not extend below any part of the said tlangel Y n 6. A sheet metal tile having a rectangnlar i body portion, flange portions extending from two opposite edges thereof at right angles totheplaneof said body portion, each of-said flanges-having' a recess in its edge, 'a tab' inv tegral with each of said'tlanges and extending at right angles thereto in a plane parallel with vsaid body portion, the said flangev being formed with a slit extending at right angles to its outer edge adjacent said tab whereby said tab maybe bent into a planewhose lower face does-not extend below the lower edge of the wider portion ofthe flange.

7. A sheet metaltilehaving a rectangular body portion, llange portions extending from the planeet saidbody portion, eachof said 4)flanges having arecess in its edge, a tab V1ntegral witheachof said flanges andextending'at rightangles thereto Vin a planezpa'ralle'l with saidbody portion, the 'under face ofsaid tabbeing lin .a plane. which does not extend belowany part of the said flange,theftab porV tions at the oppositeends of the tile being olt- 'i Vtwo opposite edges thereof at right angles to l ls'et from;` each other and:'adjacentdiagonally Y opposite V`corners of the `tile,`o1 1e tab being `nearer one end of the recessed Aportiono-the flange with which it is connect-ed and the other tab being nearer the opposite endiof thereeessed portion of the flangewith which it is connected. Y n v 8. A sheet metal tile having a body portion and a ange at each of two opposite kends thereof extending at right angles to the plane of the body of the tile,V each of said flanges having a recess in its edge intermediate the ends of said flange whereby said flange has two end portions of greater width than said intermediate portion, a tab projecting from each of said ianges intermediate one of said wider portions and said narrower portion of the flange, and extending in a plane parallel with said body portion, said tabs being offset from each other so that oneof them is nearer one side edge and the other tab is oorrespondingly nearer to the opposite side edge whereby in setting up a plurality of tiles to form a facing either end of the tile is adapted to interlock with either end of the adjacent tile in the same course.

Intestiinony whereof we affix our signa tures. v

EDWARD L. C. CLARK. SKIDMORE OHARA. 

